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Glass plate negative - Expedition caravan crossing sandy des... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Program for the Composite Brigade Church Parade, 8 May 1927 Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Programs Apply Programs filter	Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	A K Murray & Co, Printers Apply A K Murray & Co, Printers filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Farmhouse and yard, likely Elastolin brand Susan and Andrew Gibson collection Apply Susan and Andrew Gibson collection filter	Toy farms Apply Toy farms filter	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Apply Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Andrew A. Gibson Apply Mr Andrew A. Gibson filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr O J. Atkinson Apply Mr O J. Atkinson filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Black leather bound scrapbook, Vol 1, 1926 Ruth Oldfield collection Apply Ruth Oldfield collection filter	Scrapbooks Apply Scrapbooks filter	Saxony, England Apply Saxony, England filter	Durrants, London Apply Durrants, London filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Glass washboard Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Washboards Apply Washboards filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Black and white photograph of twelve soldiers posed in front... Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Frank W. Ballard Apply Mr Frank W. Ballard filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Boomerang carved with central floral motif and horizontal ba... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter		1920 Apply 1920 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Souvenir miniature cricket bat, 'Australian XI vs Singapore ... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Singapore Apply Singapore filter	Edgar Richard Mayne Apply Edgar Richard Mayne filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Keyhole saw John Docker collection Apply John Docker collection filter	Keyhole saws Apply Keyhole saws filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Ted Docker Apply Mr Ted Docker filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Glass Agee preserving jar Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Food preserving jars Apply Food preserving jars filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Anne M. Girard Apply Mrs Anne M. Girard filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Mrs Jn. Turner sitting on a bench and the construction of th... Turner and Valentine Families collection Apply Turner and Valentine Families collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, made by Joe Timbery Snr (1912-1978), La Perouse, ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Joe Timbery Snr. Apply Joe Timbery Snr. filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1927 Apply 1927 filter
Cylindrical fibre basket Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Matson Line Oceanic Line match book Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Matchboxes Apply Matchboxes filter	California, United States of America Apply California, United States of America filter	Matson Navigation Company Apply Matson Navigation Company filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Souvenir miniature cricket bat, 'Australian XI vs Singapore ... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Commemorative objects Apply Commemorative objects filter	Singapore Apply Singapore filter	Edgar Richard Mayne Apply Edgar Richard Mayne filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Poster captioned 'A 'phone call... takes the hurry out of no... Australia Post Historical collection Apply Australia Post Historical collection filter	Advertising posters Apply Advertising posters filter
Club Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Gerhardt Laves Apply Mr Gerhardt Laves filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Glass plate negative - Women's camp fight, photographed by H... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Bird hunting boomerang, attributed to Lake Tyers, about 1920 Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter		1920 Apply 1920 filter
Exercise area No. 2, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Colour lithograph showing a collage of Australian fauna by M... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 5 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 5 filter	Lithographs Apply Lithographs filter		Cecilia M. Gibbs Apply Cecilia M. Gibbs filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Film negative - Travelling in Nullabor station Ford truck, S... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Lead finial for gaol fence Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Finials Apply Finials filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Black and white photograph showing a crowd, including civili... Mollie Ballard collection Apply Mollie Ballard collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Frank W. Ballard Apply Mr Frank W. Ballard filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Composing rule Les Robertson collection Apply Les Robertson collection filter	Rulers Apply Rulers filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Lesley A. Robertson Apply Mr Lesley A. Robertson filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Adze Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Embroidered handmade doily Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 Apply Kathleen Simpson collection no. 1 filter	Doilies Apply Doilies filter		Mrs Annie Taylor Apply Mrs Annie Taylor filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Cattle branding iron with the initials TR Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Brands Apply Brands filter

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